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    Moïse Saucier

    Moïse Saucier. Pianist, organist, teacher, b Montreal October? 1840, d there 24 Aug 1912. He took piano lessons from Paul Letondal and went ca 1865 to Paris to study with Camille Stamaty (piano) and Laurent (harmony). In its first issue, 1 Sep 1866, Le Canada musical mentioned his return.

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    Molly Lamb Bobak

    Molly Joan Bobak, née Lamb, CM, ONB, RCA, artist, teacher (born 25 February 1920 in Vancouver, BC; died 1 March 2014 in Fredericton, NB). Molly Lamb Bobak joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in 1942. In 1945, she became the first woman to be named an official Canadian war artist. She led workshops across Canada, gave live art lessons on television and served on many boards and arts councils. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and received honorary degrees from the University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison University and St. Thomas University. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1995 and to the Order of New Brunswick in 2002.

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    Molly Parker

    Raised in Pitt Meadows, BC, Parker was encouraged by her parents to pursue her artistic interests. As a young girl she attended various ballet classes, including instruction with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Following high school she studied at the Gastown Actors Studio in Vancouver.

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    Molly Parker (Profile)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on November 2, 1998. Partner content is not updated.

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    Molly Sclater

    Mary Lindsay "Molly" Sclater, teacher, author, organist-choirmaster (born 28 December 1912 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died 31 March 2002 in Jackson's Point, ON). ATCM 1938, ACCO ca 1938, B MUS (Toronto) 1939.

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    Mona Bates

    Mona (Hazelwood) Bates. Pianist, teacher, b Burlington, Ont, 31 Oct 1889, d Toronto 29 Mar 1971; ATCM 1908. She studied with J.E.P. Aldous in Hamilton (giving her first recital there at seven), and with Edward Fisher, A.S. Vogt, and, after 1913, Viggo Kihl in Toronto.

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    Mona Kelly

    Mona Kelly. Mezzo-soprano, b Port Arthur, now Thunder Bay, Ont, 4 Sep 1940; Artist Diploma (Toronto) 1962.

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    Mona Parsons

    Mona Louise Parsons, actress, nurse, resistance fighter (born in Middleton, Nova Scotia on 17 February 1901; died in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 28 Nov 1976). Mona Parsons was the only Canadian woman to be imprisoned by the German army, yet her story is unfamiliar in Canada.

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    The Remarkable Courage of Mona Parsons

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated.

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    Monica Gaylord

    Monica Gaylord, pianist, harpsichordist (born 6 February 1948 in New York).

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    Monica Hughes

    Monica Hughes, née Ince, author (b at Liverpool, Eng 3 November 1925, d at Edmonton 7 March 2003). Monica Hughes spent her childhood in Cairo, London, and Edinburgh. Her Math studies at the University of Edinburgh were interrupted by World War II, when she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service.

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    Monik Grenier

    (Marie Berthe) Monik Grenier. Pianist, coach-accompanist, teacher, b Montreal 24 Aug 1931; B MUS (Montreal) 1951, M MUS (Montreal) 1953. She had piano lessons 1939-40 in Stratford, Ont, and 1940-2 in Guelph.

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    Monique Desroches

    Monique Desroches. Ethnomusicologist, teacher, b Grand-Mère,near Trois-Rivières, Que, 18 Mar 1948; B MUS (Sherbrooke) 1974, MA musicology (Montreal) 1977, PH D musicology (Montreal) 1987.

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    Monique Gibson

    Monique (Rachel Luce) Gibson (née Pariseau), pianist, harpsichordist (born 6 January 1928 in Montreal, QC; died 22 April 2002 in Halifax, NS). 

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    Monique Jean

    Monique Jean. Composer, born Caraquet, NB, 17 Apr 1960. Monique Jean studied electroacoustic composition at the University of Montreal under Francis Dhomont. She figures among the most active and prolific electroacoustic composers of her generation.

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